Snellville, GA

Census Place

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2024 Population
21,620
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.8
7.18% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.9%
25.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$89,896
1.72% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$335,000
14.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
10,110
0.0988% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Snellville, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.3% of the residents in Snellville, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Snellville, GA was $335,000, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

Most people in Snellville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Snellville, GA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Snellville, GA is home to a population of 21.6k people, from which 92.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 24.7% of Snellville, GA residents were born outside of the country (5.33k people).

In 2024, there were 1.28 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.63k people) in Snellville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.75k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.28k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92.3%
2024 Citizenship
93.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of Snellville, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Snellville, GA was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Snellville, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    8.63k ± 1.17k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.75k ± 829
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.28k ± 922
15.7%
Hispanic Population
3.39k people

In 2024, there were 1.28 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.63k people) in Snellville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.75k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.28k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.7% of the people in Snellville, GA are hispanic (3.39k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Snellville, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

24.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.33k people
23.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.99k people

As of 2024, 24.7% of Snellville, GA residents (5.33k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Snellville, GA was 23.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    353 ± 150
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    329 ± 151
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    191 ± 99

Snellville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Snellville, GA employs 10.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Snellville, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,743 people), Retail Trade (1,290 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,065 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($94,375), Public Administration ($87,721), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,100).

Occupations

10.1k
2024 Value
± 972
−0.0988%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Snellville, GA declined at a rate of −0.0988%, from 10.1k employees to 10.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Snellville, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,087 people), Management Occupations (1,075 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (942 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Snellville, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

10.1k
2024 Value
± 972
−0.0988%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Snellville, GA declined at a rate of −0.0988%, from 10.1k employees to 10.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Snellville, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,743 people), Retail Trade (1,290 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,065 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Snellville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Snellville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,220
Median earning men ± $4,824
$47,246
Median earning women ± $7,226

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($68,214), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,743), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,354).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($101,364), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,315), and Information ($65,272).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Snellville, GA was $335,000 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $293,400 to $335,000, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Snellville, GA is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Snellville, GA have an average commute time of 37.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Snellville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$335,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,978
$5,586
Median Property Taxes
±$656

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Snellville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Snellville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.3%
Homeownership
2024
71.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Snellville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.5%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,896
Median Household Income
± $7,651
7.14k
Number of Households
± 758

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.14k households in Snellville, GA grew to $89,896 from the previous year's value of $88,378.

The following chart displays the households in Snellville, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Snellville, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.9%)
  3. Carpooled (14%)

In 2024, 64.2% of workers in Snellville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.9%) and those who carpooled to work (14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

37.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Snellville, GA have a longer commute time (37.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.07% of the workforce in Snellville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Snellville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Snellville, GA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Snellville, GA (1.89k out of 21.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Snellville, GA is Black, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.7% of the population of Snellville, GA has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 17.2% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 18.9% on non-group plans, and 0.879% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.3%
Uninsured
41%
Employer Coverage
17.2%
Medicaid
10.7%
Medicare
18.9%
Non-Group
0.879%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Snellville, GA grew by 10.1% from 10.3% to 11.3%.

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